The Silence Is Simply Waiting
The middle of the day is long, and your body remembers the old rules. You feel it still—that physical flinch, the sharp intake of breath before you speak, bracing for the correction that no longer comes.
Your muscles tighten against a blow that has already been stopped. But notice: the silence that follows your voice is not holding its breath.
It is simply waiting. The light does not strike when you stumble.
It holds you while you find the words. You are safe to speak now.
Drawing from
1 John, Gospel of Thomas
Verses
1 John 4:4
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